Graham, B.M. & Richardson, R. (in press). Acute systemic fibroblast growth factor-2 enhances long term memory in developing rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.

Lau, G., Moulds, M.L. & Richardson, R. (in press). Ostracism: How much it hurts depends on how you remember it.  Emotion.

Langton, J.M. & Richardson, R. (2008). D-cycloserine facilitates extinction the first time but not the second time: An examination of the role of NMDA across the course of repeated extinction sessions. Neuropsychopharmacology, 33, 3096-3102.

Richardson, R. & Hunt, P.S. (in press). The Ontogeny of Fear Conditioning. In M. S. Blumberg, J. H. Freeman, & S. R. Robinson (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Developmental Behavioral Neuroscience.

McNally, G.P., Augustyn, K., & Richardson, R. (2008). GABAA receptors determine the temporal dynamics of memory retention. Learning & Memory, 15, 106-111.

Kim, J.H. & Richardson R. (2008). The effect of temporary amygdala inactivation on extinction and re-extinction of fear in the developing rat: Unlearning as a potential mechanism for extinction early in development. Journal of Neuroscience, 28, 1282-1290.

Guastella, A.J., Richardson, R., Lovibond, P.F., Rapee, R.M., Gaston, J.E., Mitchell, P., & Dadds, M.R. (2008). A Randomised Controlled Trial of D-Cycloserine Enhancement of Exposure Therapy for Social Phobia. Biological Psychiatry, 63, 544-549.

Werner-Seidler, A. & Richardson, R. (2007). Effects of D-Cycloserine on Extinction: Consequences of Prior Exposure to Imipramine. Biological Psychiatry, 62, 1195-1197.

Kim, J.H. & Richardson, R. (2007). Immediate post-reminder injection of the gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) agonist midazolam attenuates reactivation of forgotten fear in the infant rat. Behavioral Neuroscience, 121, 1328-1332.

Tang, H.H.Y., McNally, G.P., & Richardson, R. (2007). The effects of FG7142 on two types of forgetting in 18-day-old rats. Behavioral Neuroscience, 121, 1421-1425.

Langton, J.M., Kim. J.H., Nicholas, J. & Richardson, R. (2007). The effect of the NMDA antagonist MK-801 on the acquisition and extinction of learned fear in the developing rat. Learning & Memory, 14, 665-668.

Yap, C.S.L. & Richardson, (2007). The Ontogeny of Fear-Potentiated Startle: Effects of Earlier-acquired Fear Memories. Behavioral Neuroscience, 121, 1053-1062.

Hunt, P.S., Fanselow, M.S., Richardson, R., Mauk, M.D., Freeman, J.H., & Stanton, M.E. (2007). Synapses, Circuits and the Ontogeny of Learning. Developmental Psychobiology, 49, 649-663.

Richardson, R. & Hayne H. (2007). You Can't Take It With You: The Translation of Memory across Development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16, 223-227.

Yap, C.S.L. & Richardson, R. (2007). Extinction in the Developing Rat: An Examination of Renewal Effects. Developmental Psychobiology, 49, 565-575.

Kim, J.H. & Richardson, R. (2007). A Developmental Dissociation in Reinstatement of an Extinguished Fear Response in Rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 88 48-57.

Weber, M., Hart, J., & Richardson, R. (2007). Effects of D-Cycloserine on Extinction of Learned Fear to an Olfactory Cue. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 87, 476-482.

Kim, J.H. & Richardson, R. (2007). A Developmental Dissociation of Context and GABA effects on Extinguished Fear in Rats. Behavioral Neuroscience, 121, 131-139.

Guastella, A.J., Lovibond, P.F., Dadds, M.R., Mitchell, P., & Richardson R. (2007). A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect of D-cycloserine on Extinction and Fear Conditioning in Humans. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 663-672.

Hunt, P.S. & Richardson, R. (2007). Pharmacological dissociation of trace and long-delay fear conditioning in young rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 87, 86-92.

Guastella,A.J., Dadds, M.R., Lovibond, P.F., Mitchell, P., & Richardson, R. (2007). A randomized controlled trial of the effect of D-cycloserine on exposure therapy for spider fear. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 41, 466-471.

Davis, M., Ressler, K., Rothbaum, B.O., & Richardson, R. (2006). Effects of D-cycloserine: Translation from preclinical to clinical work. Biological Psychiatry, 60, 369-375.

Weber, M., McNally, G., & Richardson, R. (2006). Opioid receptors regulate retrieval of infant fear memories: Effects of naloxone on infantile amnesia. Behavioral Neuroscience 120, 702-709.

Schwienbacher, I., Schnitzler, H-U., Westbrook, R.F., Richardson, R., & Fendt, M. (2006). Carbachol injections into the nucleus accumbens disrupts acquisition and expression of fear-potentiated startle and freezing in rats. Neuroscience, 140, 769-778.

Zadro, L., Boland, C., & Richardson, R. (2006). How long does it last? The persistence of the effects of ostracism in the socially anxious. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42, 692-697.

Saunders, J.C., McDonald, S., & Richardson R. (2006). Loss of emotional experience after TBI: Findings with the startle probe procedure. Neuropsychology, 20, 222-231.

Kim, J.H., McNally, G., & Richardson, R. (2006). Recovery of Fear Memories in Rats: Role of GABA in Infantile Amnesia. Behavioral Neuroscience, 120, 40-48.

Yap, C.S., Stapinski, L., & Richardson, R. (2005). Behavioral Expression of Learned Fear: Updating of Early Memories. Behavioral Neuroscience, 119, 1467-1476.

Yap, C.S. & Richardson, R. (2005). Latent inhibition in the developing rat: An examination of context-specific effects. Developmental Psychobiology, 47, 55-65.

Parnas, A.S., Weber, M., & Richardson, R. (2005). Effects of multiple exposures to D-Cycloserine on extinction of conditioned fear in rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 83, 224-231.

Zadro, L., Williams, K.D., & Richardson, R. (2005). Riding the “O” Train: Comparing the Effects of Ostracism and Verbal Dispute on Targets and Sources. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 8, 125-143.

Ledgerwood, L., Richardson, R., & Cranney, J. (2005). D-Cycloserine facilitates extinction of learned fear: Effects on reacquisition and generalized extinction. Biological Psychiatry, 57, 841-847.

Schwienbacher, I., Fendt, M., Richardson, R., & Schnitzler, H-U. (2004). Temporary inactivation of the nucleus accumbens disrupts acquisition and expression of fear-potentiated startle in rats. Brain Research, 1027, 87-93.

Richardson, R., Ledgerwood, L., & Cranney, J. (2004). Facilitation of Fear Extinction by D-Cycloserine: Theoretical and Clinical Implications. Learning & Memory, 11, 510-516.

Weber, M. & Richardson, R. (2004). Pretraining inactivation of the caudal pontine reticular nucleus impairs the acquisition of conditioned fear potentiated startle to an odor but not a light. Behavioral Neuroscience, 118, 965-974.

Ledgerwood, L., Richardson, R., & Cranney, J. (2004). d-Cycloserine and the Facilitation of Extinction of Conditioned Fear: Consequences for Reinstatement. Behavioral Neuroscience, 118, 505-513.

Zadro, L., Williams, K., & Richardson, R. (2004). How low can you go? Ostracism by a computer is sufficient to lower mood and self-reported levels of belonging, control, self-esteem, and meaningful existence. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 40, 560-567.

Schulz, B., Fendt, M., Richardson, R., & Schnitzler, H.U. (2004). Temporary inactivation of the perirhinal cortex by muscimol injections block acquisition and expression of fear-potentiated startle. European Journal of Neuroscience, 19, 713-720.

Weber, M., Watts, N., & Richardson, R. (2003). High illumination levels potentiate the acoustic startle response in preweanling rats. Behavioral Neuroscience, 117, 1458-1462.

Richardson, R. & McNally, G. (2003). Effects of an odor paired with illness on startle, freezing, and analgesia in rats. Physiology & Behavior, 78, 213-219.

Richardson, R., Fan, M., & Parnas, S. (2003). Latent Inhibition of Conditioned Odor Potentiation of Startle: A Developmental Analysis. Developmental Psychobiology, 42, 261-268.

Ledgerwood, L., Richardson, R., & Cranney, J. (2003). Effects of D-Cycloserine on Extinction of Conditioned Freezing. Behavioral Neuroscience, 117, 341-349.

Richardson, R. & Fan, M. (2002). Behavioral Expression of Conditioned Fear in Rats is Appropriate to their Age at Training, not their Age at Testing. Animal Learning & Behavior, 30, 394-404.

Richardson, R., Tronson, N., Parnas, S., & Bailey, G.K. (2002). Extinction of Conditioned Odor Potentiation of Startle, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 78, 426-440.

Westbrook, R.F., Iordanova, M., McNally, G., Richardson, R., & Harris, J.A. (2002). Reinstatement of Fear to an Extinguished Conditioned Stimulus: Two Roles for Context. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 28, 97-110.

Weber, M. & Richardson, R. (2001). Centrally administered corticotropin-releasing factor and peripheral injections of strychnine hydrochloride potentiate the acoustic startle response in preweanling rats. Behavioral Neuroscience, 115, 1273-1282.

Weber, M., Paxinos, G., & Richardson, R. (2000). Conditioned changes in ultrasonic vocalizations to an aversive olfactory stimulus are lateralized in 6-day-old rats. Developmental Psychobiology, 37, 121-128.

Richardson, R. Paxinos, G., & Lee, J. (2000). The Ontogeny of Conditioned Odor Potentiation of Startle. Behavioral Neuroscience, 114, 1167-1173.

Vishney, A. & Richardson, R. (2000). Diazepam Attenuates Conditioned Odor-Potentiation of Startle. Psychobiology, 36, 282-291.

Woodcock, E. & Richardson, R. (2000). Effects of Multisensory Stimulation on Contextual Conditioning in the Developing Rat. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 74, 89-104.

Richardson, R. & Vishney, A. (2000). Shock Sensitization of Startle in the Developing Rat. Developmental Psychobiology, 36, 282-291.

Richardson, R. (2000). Shock Sensitization of Startle: Learned or Unlearned Fear? Behavioral Brain Research, 110, 109-117.

Woodcock, E. & Richardson, R. (2000). Effects of Environmental Enrichment on Rate of Contextual Processing and Discriminative Ability in Adult Rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 73, 1-10.

Riccio, D., Richardson, R., & Ebner, D.L. (1999). The Contextual Change Paradox is Still Unresolved: Comment on Bouton, Nelson, and Rosas. Psychological Bulletin, 125, 187-189.

Zavitsanou, K., Cranney, J.C., & Richardson, R. (1999). Dopamine Antagonists in the Orbital Prefrontal Cortex Reduce Prepulse Inhibition of the Acoustic Startle Response in the Rat. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, 62, 55-61.

Richardson, R., Duffield, T.Q., Bailey, G.K. & Westbrook, R.F. (1999). Reinstatement of fear to an extinguished conditioned context. Animal Learning & Behavior, 399-415.

Richardson, R., Vishney, A., & Lee, J. (1999). Conditioned Odor-Potentiation of Startle in Rats. Behavioral Neuroscience, 113, 787-794.

Richardson, R. & Elsayed, H. (1998). Shock-Sensitization of Startle: The Role of Contextual Conditioning. Behavioral Neuroscience, 112, 1136-1141.

Richardson, R. & DeFina, M. (1998). Effects of Home-Nest Odors on the Startle Response in Preweanling Rats. Physiology & Behavior, 64, 621-624.

Hunt, P.S., Richardson, R., Hess, M., & Campbell, B.A. (1997). Emergence of conditioned cardiac responses to an olfactory CS paired with an acoustic startle US during development: Form and autonomic origins. Developmental Psychobiology, 30, 151-163.

Teaching
I am the course co-ordinator for PSYC3241 (Psychobiology of Memory and Motivation) and GENB4007 (Psychobiology of Sex, Love, and Attraction). In addition, I give lectures in PSYC1002 (First year Psychology – on animal learning) and in PSYC3341 (Developmental Psychology – on the development of human memory).